The musical score CD for the “Grass Harp” musical show’s cast recording - includes Elaine Stritch performing one of the musical’s most memorable songs …
Carol Brice’s career was principally as an opera ensemble performer… her Broadway performance was a rare career achievement … as well, a coup for her casting in the shortlist musical production…! Remarkable - that this TV interview segment included her appearance…
Karen Morrow “Baby Love” solo clip is a rarely captured solo musical number… Karen was part of the “entourage’s team” that flew to Cologne, Germany, - to “record” the show’s musical score with the city’s Cologne Symphonic Orchestra … the “entourage City of Cologne Team members” - included, the composer, Claibe Richardson; the score’s arranger/orchestrator - Johnathan Tunick; the lyricist Kenward Elmslie; Principal cast member Karen Morrow - whose solo musical number was recorded live with the orchestra. By being involved in the orchestra’s reading rehearsal, in identify, gave the orchestration the theatrical impression vivid enthusiasm bounty required…! Johnathan Tunick conducted the orchestra. Returning to NYCity, going through US CUSTOMS, both Claibe and Kenward had carried the “orchestra tapes” as personal luggage. Johnathan Tunick’s involvement had concluded how expensive the show’s musical score’s recording, using any NY union members of required musicians, was over-budgeted- recording the score in Germany with a fully membered symphonic orchestra was half the cost of the NY required, using, Union-contracted musicians…
Elaine Stritch was the original cast member, in the role of “BabyLove” - Stritch was in rehearsals for a new Broadway musical, unavailable for “The Grass Harp” scheduled Broadway engagement… KAREN MORROW replaced Stritch’s “BABYLOVE” role…
The roll of Colin Talbo was performed by Russ Thacker - the brother of the Talbo’s two sisters, performed by Ruth Ford and Barbara Cook…. THACKER’s casting was another theatrical masterpiece …!
Claibe planned to be a concert pianist, winning a piano competition in Texas… then Claibe went off to college, studying musical composition - this musical became his legacy…!
Newspaper strike caused no publicity that the musical was opening… this CBS Sunday morning news segment was assembled to assist in advertising the show’s engagement … the cast voted to close the show - with the future cast salaries - to pay for a cast recording …3
This shows score is so splendid, I’m so glad that some sort of preservation of the rest of the show
Karen Morrow brought a spunk to her musical stage role, delivering her material’s enthusiasm…’
This was Barbara Cook’s last Broadway Musical engagement…!
The musical score CD for the “Grass Harp” musical show’s cast recording - includes Elaine Stritch performing one of the musical’s most memorable songs …
Cool to see Carol Brice!
Carol Brice’s career was principally as an opera ensemble performer… her Broadway performance was a rare career achievement … as well, a coup for her casting in the shortlist musical production…! Remarkable - that this TV interview segment included her appearance…
Karen Morrow “Baby Love” solo clip is a rarely captured solo musical number…
Karen was part of the “entourage’s team” that flew to Cologne, Germany, - to “record” the show’s musical score with the city’s Cologne Symphonic Orchestra … the “entourage City of Cologne Team members” - included, the composer, Claibe Richardson; the score’s arranger/orchestrator - Johnathan Tunick; the lyricist Kenward Elmslie; Principal cast member Karen Morrow - whose solo musical number was recorded live with the orchestra. By being involved in the orchestra’s reading rehearsal, in identify, gave the orchestration the theatrical impression vivid enthusiasm bounty required…! Johnathan Tunick conducted the orchestra. Returning to NYCity, going through US CUSTOMS, both Claibe and Kenward had carried the “orchestra tapes” as personal luggage. Johnathan Tunick’s involvement had concluded how expensive the show’s musical score’s recording, using any NY union members of required musicians, was over-budgeted- recording the score in Germany with a fully membered symphonic orchestra was half the cost of the NY required, using, Union-contracted musicians…
This was Max Showalter’s last Broadway musical performance- as well- for the musical’s star - Barbara Cook…
Elaine Stritch was the original cast member, in the role of “BabyLove” - Stritch was in rehearsals for a new Broadway musical, unavailable for “The Grass Harp” scheduled Broadway engagement… KAREN MORROW replaced Stritch’s “BABYLOVE” role…
The roll of Colin Talbo was performed by Russ Thacker - the brother of the Talbo’s two sisters, performed by Ruth Ford and Barbara Cook…. THACKER’s casting was another theatrical masterpiece …!
The great Russ Thacker was in the Broadway stage production but here the role is wonderfully recreated by Kevin Sessums.
Such a great score!
Claibe planned to be a concert pianist, winning a piano competition in Texas… then Claibe went off to college, studying musical composition - this musical became his legacy…!
“Chain of love” … Barbara Cook’s performance - uniqueness- in this solo❤ “clip” …
Newspaper strike caused no publicity that the musical was opening… this CBS Sunday morning news segment was assembled to assist in advertising the show’s engagement … the cast voted to close the show - with the future cast salaries - to pay for a cast recording …3
Carol Brice was an opera singer -
Wonderful!
Claibe Richardson, composer, is the pianist …!
Ruth Ford is the sister…!
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